Outline of Service 26th January 2025
Holidays and Journeys
Naomi and
Ruth – A Planned Sojourn
A certain man went to sojourn in the
country of Moab. Ruth 1:1
Hymn 119: Join in Worship to God
The Lord’s Prayer
(Luke 11:2-4)
Psalm 89:1-7 - God’s Greatness …
A Talk on Friendship – John 15:14
Some thoughts on Naomi and Ruth
Bible Readings:
· A Chosen Sojourn, with Detours: Ruth 1:1-22
· Finding
the Right Destination: Hebrews 11:8-16
· Perseverance:
Hebrews 12:5-13, 22-24
Summary of Readings
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This
topic is about Naomi’s Sojourn, Ruth’s Journey, and in an allegorical sense it
is also more broadly about our sojourn here on this earth
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Because
of a famine Elimelech, Naomi and their sons chose to leave Israel (their
spiritual home) to sojourn in Moab (a land with a different culture and God)
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The
many “detours” on the journey left Naomi in Moab with 2 daughters-in-law and no
family support
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Ruth,
one of the daughters-in-law, developed a strong friendship with Naomi and insisted
on taking the journey back to her late husband’s birthland
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Our
life on this earth is a sojourn from our spiritual home to a physical realm
where our spirit receives a body and a soul
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Most
return to the spiritual realm with a spirit and soul only, but there is a hope
to retain the three components – spirit and soul and body –when Jesus Christ
returns to this earth.
Hymn 100: True and Living Bead
Message
Hymn 102: Joy In God’s Presence
Doxology
